Over 25 Years Later, Finally My 71 C-10 Truck Build

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Originally Posted by lyrikz

Wait until you bolt your seat down. ahaha That was a pita. looks good.

It wasn't too bad. I watched a video on you tube on how to do it. I just pushed a scribe through the floor holes and through the carpet, used a razor knife to cut small crosses in that spot, and it worked out ok. Only a little harder than without the carpet trying to get the bolt through it all.

I had used a wood block as a spacer for the front inner seat mount for the driver side. I pulled out the plastic trim parts for the seat mounts from when I bought it and found that the cover for that mount was not going to work with a wood block, so I made a nice one.

I started with a piece of tube from a parted out steering column, used my new metal band saw and cut a 1-1/2" piece. Then tack welded a fender washer to one end where it rests on the carpet.


In place...


With the cover...


The other front mounts bolt direct to the floor. The rear mounts have about 1/2" of plastic spacers to level the seat out a bit. It's all bolted in and I even got the passenger side sill plate on. A few more minutes later tonight and I'll get the driver side in. I need to pick out some floor mats yet and get the seat belts, and that will finish the floor.


Once the seat gets recovered to match the rest of the interior I'll spray the mounts turquoise to match the other plastic/vinyl in the cab.

Punch list:
Polish other wheels
heater box
adjust e-brake cable
eustations to match panels
horn
inner fenders (need new nuts, paint bolts)
Cowl shims
Washer pump
finish exhaust
upholstory recovered
alignment